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Into the Abyss--Chapter 10
Date: 7/7/2016, Categories: Love Stories, Author: prairiedogg, Rating: 22, Source: LushStories
agree with your assessment. Your mother looks beautiful tonight. She always looks beautiful, but there's something different about her that stands out." "I know what it is," Jennifer blurted out. "She's happy, that's what it is." Jan blushed as her daughter raved about her appearance. She rolled her eyes and shrugged her shoulders. "Okay, you two," Jennifer announced. "It's time for a photo." She brandished a huge cell phone and, using her hands, directed us to stand close to each other. "What is this?" Jan asked her. "Prom night or something?" "Mom, it's almost that special for me. You're going out to dinner with a very handsome man. Of course I want pictures." We stood and posed for Jennifer as she snapped away. Once she was satisfied, I asked for her phone and told her to stand next to Jan. Nothing like a good mother/daughter photo to round out the shoot. As I took several photos of them, Jan appeared to be visibly moved by this. I finished, telling Jennifer that she needed to e-mail copies to me. Jan smiled as she hugged Jennifer. "Okay, you two," said Jennifer. "I want you to have fun tonight. Frank, I've set an 11pm curfew for Mom to be home. You'd better be watching the clock later on." Then she giggled like a teenager herself. "I'm just kidding about the curfew, but I seriously expect you to have fun tonight." We left Jennifer and made our way to the restaurant, an upscale Italian place in Oakland that was the hottest ticket in town. I learned that Jan liked Italian ... cuisine and hoped to impress her with my choice. As we were led to our table I noticed that nearly every man, and a few women, turned their heads to look at the beautiful woman and the lucky guy who accompanied her. We had some very nice red wine and, as we worked our way through the courses, I noticed something off about Jan, as if she was worried about something. I couldn't let things go on without asking her what was wrong. "Jan, you seem distant tonight," I told her. "Is something bothering you? I thought that the choice of restaurants would make you happy, but you don't seem to be enjoying yourself. What's wrong?" Jan hesitated, then she spoke. "Frank, the restaurant is perfect. I've heard about this place and coming here is like a dream come true. I'm just having some trouble with later." "What do you mean? What could be troubling you about later?" "I think it's obvious that I have strong feelings for you, Frank. I hoped that last night proved how I feel. You are someone I've been waiting to meet for over ten years, Frank. I was afraid that I would never meet someone who has made me feel the way you do, but here you are. I had hoped that later tonight we could make love, but now I'm not so sure." "Jan, I don't want to put any pressure on you about that. I want to make love to you so badly, but I am willing to wait until you are ready. That's how special you are to me. I want you to be with me, but only when you are ready." "Oh, I think I'm ready, Frank, but I'm afraid I ...